DIY PVR and HDTV hacked into a 1952 Philips TV console
Erik writes – “Homebrew PVR and HDTV hacked into a 1952 Philips TV console.” – Link.
Home Entertainment
Robot media hub
PC Magazine has some details on a new product I plan to take apart – “WowWee’s next major robot innovation doesn’t walk, roll, make disgusting noises or dance, but SCOTY (for Smart Companion Operating Technology) will greet you, read your e-mail aloud, watch your home, and even play your music. All while moving little more […]
HOW TO – Add Synchro record to your DVD recorder
PeterTheUnGreat has a pretty interesting Instructable – “[This] allows Synchro record from a set-top box (mine is the Sony terrestrial digital reciever) to a DVD player which dosn’t have syncro record. You can then record programmes automatically by selecting them for record on the set top box with no need to programme the DVD recorder. […]
HOW TO – Make an aquarium coffee table
x86Daddy writes – “Build an aquarium coffee table for a fraction of the cost of ready-made models, from supplies found mostly at your local superstore. 10 Gallon and 20 Gallon models are easily possible.” – Link. Related: How to make a pinball coffee table – Link. More table making and hacking – Link.
The ultimate NES DVD player hack
Griffon writes – “This is an entertaining article that extensively details putting a DVD player in a NES case and making it look as close to the original NES as possible. The article even has a video of it in action! He even got the reset button of the NES to eject the tray. Really […]
$10 Kraft dance pad hacking
Remember all the Kraft dance pad posts we kicked off? The hacking has begun! – “Here’s how to change the button mapping so that the Kraft dance pad will work with other dance pad games such as [the open source, free] Stepmania.” Link.
Linux powered, wireless sniffing web radio boom box
Isnoop writes – “For the past few months, I’ve been working on a web radio boombox. I’ve hollowed out a perfectly good radio and made room for a tiny motherboard and power supply that are set up to run Damn Small Linux off of a USB flash drive. There is a wireless card inside, and […]
